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Is the quarantine period after a positive covid case still 10 days, even with delta variant? will i no longer be contagious in any way?

Q: is the quarantine period after a positive covid case still 10 days, even with delta variant? will i no longer be contagious in any way?

: 14days is still better but if it is the DELTA you will know before two weeks since it is more more virulent.

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14days is still better but if it is the DELTA you will know before two weeks since it is more more virulent.

Answered 8/24/2021

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A member asked:

Is the quarantine period after a positive covid case still 10 days, even with delta variant? will i no longer be contagious in any way?

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